Exact Sciences: Yes, There Was a Leak

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Ben Levisohn

June 15, 2016 3:50 p.m. ET

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Yesterday, shares of Exact Sciences (EXAS) surged for no apparent reason at all, causing some to speculate that information that was set to appear in the Journal of the American Medical Association had somehow been leaked. Today, a JAMA representative acknowledged that a copy of a paper due to be released later this month had, in fact, gotten out early:

A pre-embargoed copy of the PDF of the USPSTF Recommendation Statement on Screening for Colorectal Cancer appeared in the public domain prior to the planned publication date of June 21. In response, we have made this and all related articles available for immediate release to the media and the public.

Shares of Exact Sciences have dropped 2.7% to $9.14 at 3:47 p.m. today.

Exact Sciences: Yes, There Was a Leak

Yesterday, shares of Exact Sciences (EXAS) surged for no apparent reason at all, causing some to speculate that information that was set to appear in the Journal of the American Medical Association had somehow been leaked.

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